PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS

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1 PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS

2 ON DAY INFORMATION CONGRATULATIONS on entering the Portsea Twilight presented by Food for Health and joining us for our first event of the year. We can t wait to kick off a year of running events with you! Team Sole Motive. THERE S STILL TIME TO ENTER ENTER ONLINE: at before midnight Thursday, 4 January ENTER AT lululemon SORRENTO: on Thursday, 4 January from 5:00pm - 8:00pm or Friday, 5 January from 9:00am - 5:00pm ENTER AT THE EVENT: from 9:00am - 6:30pm at the Registrations Marquee at Jarman Oval, Point Nepean National Park. EVENT TIMETABLE All other participants can claim their exclusive offer at any Victorian lululemon store from Saturday, 4 January - Saturday, 14 January. *T&Cs Apply. 9:00am 6:10pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 6:50pm On-day Entries Open Happy Socks 100m Undie Run Start Dynamic 4K Warm-up Start 4K Run Start Dynamic 8K Warm-up Starts Please note: Portsea Twilight x lululemon official merchandise is not discounted. CHANGING YOUR DISTANCE Event upgrades and downgrades can be made online up until 4 January After this date any distance changes must be made during race weekend. Please note: any changes to your registration will incur a $10 admin fee. 7:20pm 7:45pm 7:55pm RACE PACKS 8K Run Start 4K Presentations Start 8K Presentations Start RACE PACK POSTAGE: Race Pack postage begun on 4 December RACE PACK COLLECTION: Option 1: lululemon Sorrento (41 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento) All entries received before midnight, Tuesday 2 January can collect their Race Pack from the lululemon Sorrento Store on the following days: Thursday, 4 January: from 5:00pm - 8:00pm Friday, 5 January: from 9:00am - 5:00pm Option 2: Event Village Race Packs will be available for collection on the day of the event at the Registrations Marquee in the Event Village from 9:00am. All Portsea Twilight 2018 participants will have an exclusive lululemon 30% discount card* in their Race Pack. Participants who are eligible to collect their Race Packs from the lululemon Sorrento Store can use their exclusive discount during the above collection times. CAP COLLECTION The first 1150 participants to sign up for Portsea Twilight are eligible for a complimentary Portsea Twilight x lululemon tech cap with their entry. Participants eligible for the complimentary lululemon tech cap will have a tear off strip on the race bibs. If you entered before midnight, Tuesday 2 January, you can collect your Race Pack and complimentary lululemon tech cap at the same time from the lululemon Sorrento store at the allocated times. If you entered after Tuesday 2 January, you can collect your complimentary lululemon tech cap from the Registrations Marquee in the Event Village on the day of the event. Please note: The Sole Motive Head Office will be closed from Friday, 22 December - Tuesday, 2 January for the Christmas holidays. All voice mail and enquiries will be returned after the break. HAPPY SOCKS UNDIE RUN Enter the Happy Socks Undie Run here before online entries end on midnight January or sign-up on event day at the Registrations Marquee in the Event Village. Every participant in the Undie Run will receive a FREE pair of Happy Socks underwear.* All entry fees are donated to the Sorrento CFA.

3 COURSE INFORMATION COURSE MAPS Click here to view the 8K and 4K Course Maps. WAVE STARTS Runners and walkers will be sent off in waves. If you think you have a chance of placing, please ensure you are in the first wave for your distance. 4K WAVES WAVE 1- All 4K participants. Priority runners (runners who aim to run under 4 mins per km) must stand at the front of the first wave. WAVE 2 - All 4K walkers 8K WAVES WAVE 1 - All 8K participants who are aiming to run under 6mins per km pace. Priority runners (runners who aim to run under 4 mins per km pace) must start at the front of Wave 1. WAVE 2 - Participants aiming to run 6mins+ per km pace. WAVE 3 - All 8K walkers DRINK STATIONS Will be located every 1.5km s on both the 4K & 8K courses. WARM-UP Both the 4K and 8K distances will have dynamic warm-ups led by Jacqui Furnell from JFIT Sorrento Outdoor Fitness Training. FIRST AID St John First Aid will be located at the finish line and on course around the 3km mark of the for the 8K distance. Bike crews are riding around all points of both courses. BAG DROP: Is available during your run. Visit our Bag Drop area inside the Event Village. You can label your bag with tags located at the Bag Drop area. Do not leave any valuables, as we can not accept responsibility for valuables lost or stolen. TOILETS Are located in the Event Village, at the start line and on course. GETTING THERE Please note: allow additional time arriving to the event, as there are high volume of participants expected and increased traffic due to summer school holidays. BY CAR Drive to the end of Point Nepean Road, Portsea and into the entrance of Point Nepean National Park. Please follow the directional signage past the Visitor Centre, and continue along Defense Road. Sole Motive event marshals will direct you to park your car on Jarman Oval. CAR PARKING Free parking is available at Jarman Oval. The car park opens at 3:30pm please allow 45mins to park your car. Please expect that there will be queues when parking at the event. Please note: there is no parking on Defense Road parking fines will be enforced. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Portsea Passenger Service operates Route 788 from Frankston via Rosebud, with a bus stop located at the entrance of Point Nepean National Park. RUN IN HAPPY STYLE! Free Happy Socks underwear for every participant in the undie run. Add undie run item when you enter Portsea Twilight or sign up on the night. All entry fees go to the Sorrento CFA.*

4 HOT WEATHER HIGH TEMPERATURE CONTINGENCY In the event of excessively high temperatures, Sole Motive reserves the right to delay the race start in the interest of all participants safety. In the event of a Code Red Day, where extra extreme fire danger is expected, Parks Victoria will close the park. This is a decision that is made by the Department of Sustainability and Environment and is in place to ensure the safety of all park visitors and Portsea Twilight event participants. SEVERE WEATHER CONTINGENCIES ARE IN PLACE & WILL BE COMMUNICATED THE WEEK OF THE EVENT: Predicted weather: Good forecast Extreme Forecast Code Red Forecast What it means: Event to proceed as planned Potential delay of start times by 30mins Possibility of postponing the event to Sunday morning WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION: Date: Good forecast Extreme Forecast Code Red Forecast Tuesday, 2 January Weather Update Sole Motive to your inbox Sole Motive to your inbox Thursday, 4 January Official decision made Sole Motive to your inbox Text message Sole Motive to your inbox Text message Saturday, 6 January Update SMS Sole Motive to your inbox SMS

5 HOT WEATHER SUMMER RUNNING - DO S AND DON TS: DO S DON TS Wear loose, light coloured clothing. E:g. singlet & shorts. Leggings & cotton T-shirts Wear a cap & wet it to keep yourself cool Not wear a hat Hydrate well before, during and after your event with electrolyte & water. Drink excessive alcohol in the lead-up to the event Pace yourself throughout your race and listen to your body Push yourself harder than normal in the event then you would during training Change to a shorter distance if you feel you need to Run the 8K if you ve never run that distance before Stay cool and in the shade on the day of the event Be in the sun without water and sunscreen During your run use every water & electrolyte drink station (Drink stations approx. every 1.5km) to stay hydrated Avoid drink stations Freeze water & electrolyte to have pre & post event Come to the event without water Train in warmer conditions in the lead up to your event Run without any prior training in warmer weather In your final K s think about if you should be pushing the pace Run hard when you don t feel 100%

6 EVENT VILLAGE FOOD VENDORS RUNNER S WORLD CHILL OUT ZONE SOLE MOTIVE & EVENT MERCH MEDICAL TIMING DRINK STATION JELLIS CRAIG HAPPY SOCKS BULK NUTRIENTS MIST STAGE PHOTO WALL HYDRATION STATION EMMA & TOM s CLOTHING STORAGE CHOBANI NUMBERS PICK-UP REGISTRATION UNDIES RUN TO START LINE (800M WALK) JARMAN OVAL TOILETS TOILETS

7 EVENT VILLAGE After your race chill out in our Event Village listening to live music, having a bite to eat with family and friends. EAT & DRINK Satisfy your tastebuds pre or post race with some of the delicious food and drink options. SUPER TACO TRUCK I hate tacos said no one ever. Enjoy a range of healthy Mexican food bursting with flavours from Super Taco Truck. FOOD FOR HEALTH Visit the Food for Health team at their marquee in the Event Village for plenty of delicious giveaways! CHOBANI Need to fuel up? Head over to the CHOteam to receive a FREE pot of delicious, protein-packed Chobani Greek Yogurt. lululemon Bliss out in the twilight atmosphere at the lululemon hang out space. SHOP lululemon x Portsea Twilight Merchandise: If you haven t already you can purchase your lululemon x Portsea Twilight merchandise here. Swiftly Racerback in Pewter Blue for her and Metal Vent Tech Tank in Nautical Navy for him. Official merchandise will be available to purchase on-day at the Sole Motive Pop-up Store. SLIDERS ON TYRES Are serving up hand crafted sliders and other awesome varieties of street food! Keep an eye out for them for some delicious burgers, rustic chips and southern fried chicken. BULK NUTRIENTS Love supporting Aussie events & helping you reach your goals they ll be bringing in our first event in 2018 by giving away FREE samples! Grab yours from the Bulk Nutrients team at the finish line & from their Bulk Marquee in the Event Village. SOLE MOTIVE POP-UP STORE: Pop into our Pop-Up store to get your last minute essentials for race day. We ve got you covered with a range of accessories and nutrition. Want to avoid those dreaded blisters? Grab some new comfy socks. Then try

8 EVENT VILLAGE our award winning wireless Miiego headphones. Lasting the distance will not be an issue with our Huma all-natural, vegan friendly gels and have your phone at arm s reach with a new FlipBelt. See you at our store! YOUR $50 SOLE MOTIVE VOUCHER: All Portsea Twilight 2018 entrants get a $50 Sole Motive footwear voucher* off all shoes at the Sole Motive Pop-up Store in the Event Village or in-store at 170 Queen Street, Melbourne. T&C s Apply* CELEBRATE WALLY HOWLETT DUO Ruby Miguel & James Howlett will be bringing you the acoustic tunes to wind down after your run. Bring a picnic blanket, sit back and enjoy the music. MEDALS: Place getter medals will be awarded to the first three male and female runners across the finish line for each distance. Medals will be handed out at the main stage. RESULTS: Visit for your results and to download certificates. Preliminary results are available immediately on race completion HERE. Official results are available from 9:00am Sunday 7 January 2018 COMPETITIONS: Spreading Happiness to every corner of the earth Happy socks invite you all down between 9am-2pm to take some Happy Snaps at our Tent! Prizes will be awarded to our favourite photo that is #spreadinghappiness Happy Hour with Happy Socks from 4.30pm-5.30pm Come down to hear who won our favourite photos of spreading happiness! And join in the Happy Socks fun, with a full hour of fun and giveaways from the brand! At 5:30pm join in the Undie run stretch class as you prepare for the 100m Undie run. SHARE & WIN Share your event day photos on Instagram with the hashtag for your chance to WIN one of two Food For Health hampers containing a delicious selection of goodies: 4 x FFH muesli packs, 4 x FFH muesli bars and 4 x FFH mini bites. Make sure you post your race day pics before midnight Friday, 15 January to go into the draw. T&C s Apply.* FUNDRAISING: There s still time to make your run at the Portsea Twilight count, by fundraising for your favourite charity through our online fundraising partner Everyday Hero. Start fundraising now.

9 a little bit about us Food for Health has grown since inception in 2005 into a leading health food brand throughout Australia. Founded by myself, a Naturopath, Food for Health now has a range of mueslis, clusters, muesli bars and snack foods. I believe our wealth is measured by our health, but in my clinical practice I saw people taking this for granted. We should use food to nourish and heal our bodies, so I m thrilled to have been able to build a brand that helps people improve their wellbeing. Today my brand is available throughout Australia in Coles, Woolworths, Costco, independent supermarkets and airlines. As a mum of two beautiful children, and a busy CEO of a growing company, my passion for healthier food is stronger than ever. Keep and eye out for my team and I at Portsea Twilight and grab yourself some delicious snacks at the Food For Health Marquee. Enjoy! Naturopath & founder of Food for Health Food for Health is proud to be presenting Portsea Twilight

10 PARTNERS PORTSEA TWILIGHT 2018 PARTNERS: FOOD FOR HEALTH: Food for Health is a proudly Australian owned and operated company, passionate about health for everyone! The Food For Health range includes delicious cereals, bars and snacks available in all major supermarkets nationwide. Owner and Naturopath Narelle Plapp is committed to providing truly healthy options, made with high quality ingredients and a whole lot of deliciousness. Visit the Food for Health marquee for a delicious pre or post run snack! BULK NUTRIENTS: Are back once again to fuel you with our electrolyte+ on the Portsea Twilight course! They re proudly Aussie made, and love to support athletes at local events all over Australia. They take pride in making the purest supplements in the country, don t believe it? Grab yourself a free sample from the Bulk Nutrients team at the finish line and taste the difference. HAPPY SOCKS: Spread the happiness with Happy Socks by joining them in the Event Village. In 2008 Happy Socks had a vision: to turn an everyday essential item a pair of socks into a designed colourful item that also spreads happiness. Today Happy Socks are sold in more than 90 countries. lululemon: Portsea Twilight is proud to join forces with lululemon as the official technical apparel partner for Partnering with Portsea Twilight is part of lululemon s ongoing strategy to highlight the technical and athletic nature of its product, focusing primarily on feel, fit and function, while hero-ing the brand s core values, in particular, connection and fun. RUNNER S WORLD: Is Australia & New Zealand s best selling running magazine and it is the largest running and fitness running magazine in the world! ABOUT THE ORGANISER: SOLE MOTIVE: As innovators in the running and fitness lifestyle space, Sole Motive have built on our history and prior success to inspire and empower people to get moving and be active. Whether that s through the events we manage, like Run Melbourne or the Sunset Series, our flagship retail store in Melbourne s CBD, or through Runner s World magazine we publish - we do it allwith the understanding that, No matter how fast or far, running is always a step in the right direction. Check out all Sole Motive has to offer via our website VOLUNTEERS We are extremely grateful to all our volunteers who have donated their time to help make the Portsea Twilight 2018 a success, and support you in your run/walk. Please be friendly and courteous to our volunteers, as they will be to you. If you would like to volunteer for future Sole Motive events, please go to the volunteer page on our website and fill in your details.